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Filed May 22, 1955 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 fi lll V /(QU Nov. 9, 1937. c. G. sTRANDLUND PLOW 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed May 22, -1935 7 7 MV; mm i; mi m@ FG W N om A@ m@ w Sm@ o O@ m @N or lll! Q Q ma G E \\\o Q J r N Q OQ N2 [I l WIN PatenteaNov. 9, 1937 UNITED STATES PLOW Carl G. Strandlund, Moline, Ill., signor to Deere gli Company, Moline, lll., a corporation of Ilois Application May 22, 1935, Serial No. 22,677

32' claims.

The present invention relates generally to agricultural implements, and more particularly to implements of the type supported at one end on a propelling unit, such as a tractor, and at the 5 other end on supporting wheel means.

'I'he principal object of the present invention is the provision of new and improved frame means for implements of the aforesaid type. Specifically, an object of the present invention is the l provision of means serving as a draft frame pivotally connected with the tractor and with the implement frame to provide for raising and lowering the latter and, in addition, so connected with the tractor as to accommodate a limited amount of lateral swinging, but; at the same time,

acting to prevent any lateral tilting of the lmplement unit.

yA further object of the present invention is the provision of new and improved raising and low- 0 ering means whereby the implement frame may be easilyl and conveniently moved into and out of transport position, and a further object of the present invention in this connection is the provi- Vsion of improved means associated with the lifting connections so that variations in the position of the implement unit with respect to the tractor, as may occur when the machine traverses rough and uneven ground, will not materially affect the position of the implement frame when it is in its operating position.

Still further, another object of the present invention is the provision of an implement connected at its front ends with a propelling tractor at laterally spaced points and supported-at its rear end on a gauge wheel and a caster wheel, and

in which the gauge wheel is moved into and out of ground engaging position when the implement frame is moved into and out of its operating position. f

A further object of the present invention is the provision of improved locking means serving to prevent the caster wheel from castering when the implement frame and the gauge wheel are in their working position. Y

These and other objects of the present invention wiilbe apparent to those skilled in the art after a consideration of the following detailed description of the preferred structural embodi ment o'f the invention, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings illustrating such embod'ment.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view oi a disc plow em- 5 bodying the principles of thev present invention.

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the supporting and propelling tractor being indicated in dotted lines;

Figure 2 is a side view of the machine shown ln Flgure 1 with the furrow openers raised into transport position and showing the left side of the disc plow with the left-hand drive wheel of tractor removed;

Figure 3 is a view similar to'Figure 2 but showing the other side of the plow when it is in operating position;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary section taken on an enlarged scale along the line 4--4 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a section taken along the line 5-5 oi Figure 3; and

Figure 6 is a section taken along the line 6-6 of Figure 5.

Referring now moreparticularly to Figure 1, the tractor is indicated in its entirety by the reference numeral I and is of more or less conventional construction, embodying a motor 2 including a combined frame and transmission housing 3 and associated axle housing sections 4 which enclose the axle shafts 5 on which the traction wheels 6 are mounted.

The agricultural implement is indicated in its entirety by the reference numeral I0 and comprises an implement frame II and means serving as a draft frame I2 connecting the forward ends of the laterally spaced frame bars I3 and I4, constituting the principal portion of the implement frame` II, with the tractor I at laterally spaced points. The rear end of the frame bar I4 is bent laterally to form a reenforcing cross bar I 5 which is bolted to the frame bar I3, as best shown in Figure 1. A tool beam I6 also forms a part of 3 the implement frame YII and serves as a support for a pair of furrow openers l? and I8 in the form of discs connected with the beam I6 by means of standards i9 and 2D of more or less conventional construction. The rear end of the implement framev II is supported on wheel means which will be described later, and the front end of the frame II is supported on the draft frame I2 which, in turn, is carried by the tractor.

'Ihe draft frame I2, like the implement frame Il, also includes two laterally spaced frame bar sections 24 and 25, being braced and reenforced by a bent bar 26, best shown in Figure 1. A transverse plate member 28 isarranged to be supported directlyon the tractor, and to this end the tractor carries a pair of forwardly converging angle members 30 which are secured to the under portion of the axle housing, bolt means 3| serving to connect the transverse plate member 28 therewith. Upwardly extending brace means 32 and 88 are bolted at their lower ends at 44 (Figure 6). A transversely disposed draft member 50, having an intermediatesection 5I formed to clear the lower edges of the ysupporting angles 30, has laterally directed ends 52 and 53 disposed in and extending laterally of the slotted portions 42 and 43 of the transverseplate18.

By virtue of the slots 44, the member 58 is capable of' limited movement in a generally horizontal plane relative to the tractor. 'I'he forward ends of the laterally spaced draft frame bars 24 and 25 (Figure 1) are apertured to receive the laterally directed ends 52 and 58 of 'the transverse member so as to receive draft therefrom, and, extending forwardly from the ends 52 and 53, are links 51 and 58 to thev forward ends of which an evener bar 50 is connected. Draft (s applied to the bar 50 by means of a centrally disposed link 5| -having its forward end threaded and receiving a nut 52 which bears against a cushioning compression spring 53, as best shown in Figure 1. The cushioning spring 83 reacts against bracketv means 54 in theform of a pair" of strap members 65 and 58 (Figure 3) having their intermediate portions bent to accommodate the centrally disposed draft rod 8| and their laterally outer ends carried in brackets 68 securely bolted, as at 88, tothe frame of the tractor. The bracket means 65, 85, 68 is braced bya pair of angle members 10 and 1I which extend rearwardly from, the plates 88 to the transversely. disposed member 28,

being bolted to the latter, as at 14.

By virtue of the above construction, when the tractoi` I -moves forwardly, draft is applied through the spring 58 and rod 5I to the evener bar 80, and from the latter the draft force -is applied to the frame I2 through the links 51 and 58 and the transversely disposed member 5l to the laterally outer ends of which the bars 24 and 25 of the draft frame are, connected. Draft applied to the latter is transmitted through the pivot bolts 16, which pivotally connect the implement frame with the draft frame I2, to the frontend of the implement frame. By virtue of the pivot connection between the rear end of the draft link 8| and the bar 60 and the limited swinging movement of which the transverse member 50 is capable, lateral deviations of .the implement I8 are accommodated, but any lateral tipping of the implement is resisted by the draft frame I2 reactingagainst thetractor at the laterally spaced/ ends 52 and 53 of the transverse member 50. Oi'

course, if convenient, the draft link 8| could be vco'fnnected directly to the central portion of the member 50, in which case the evener bar 80 and Ithe links 51 and 58 wouldnot be required.

The rear end of the implement l0 is supported, when in working position, upon a land or, gauge wheel 80 and a rear -furrow wheel 8|, the latter being positioned directly behind the rear Afurrow opener I1 as best shown inFigure 1; The beam I5 and the implement frame bar I8 converge rearwardly and are connected together by'bolts 83..

At this end of the implement frame a vertically disposed casting 85 is fastened. The casting 85 includes upper and lower journal sections 88 and 'their horizontal flanges by bolts 80. Parallel crank members 52 and 93 have their axle por- 1 tions 94 and 95 mounted for rocking movement in the upper and lower journal portions 85 and 81, and the crank portions and 38 (Figure 3) thereof receive and are supported on a generally vertically disposed sleeve casting |00 in which .l the spindle section IDI of the caster wheel axle |02 is disposed. The casting 85 is also provided with a forwardly disposed horizontal journal portion |06 which receives one end of the axle |01 upon which the gauge wheel 8U is carried, as best shown in Figures 1 and 2. Y `The position of the gauge Wheel relative to the implement frame II is controlled by means of an adjusting crank IIO which is anchored byV collars III and ||2 in a swivel socket II3 carried by one end of the axle portion 94 of thev upper parallel link 92. The lower end of the adjusting crank I|0 is threadedinto a pivoted socket IIS carried by the crank axle |01. The swivel socket II3l is held on the end of the axle section 34 by virtue of a construction embodying a pin II8 (Figure 4) fixed to the axle section 94 and adapted to be passed through a slot '|20 into an internally grooved section I2I formed on the socket ||3. In its normal position the slot I20 .is opposite the pin |I8 so that in assembling the device the crank I I0, disconnected from the threaded socket I I5, is reversed fromthe position shown in Figure `wardly about their pivotal support on the` spindle sleeve member |00. According to the principles of the present invention, both ends of the implement frame II are raised and lowered at the same time,`and preferably the power for performing this operation is taken from the tractor. The tractor I is provided with a power lift of more or less conventional construction, in-

dicated in its entirety by the reference numeral |30, and is of the typel embodying a transversely disposed lifting` shaft mounted for rocking movement adjacent the rear of the tractor and operated by the power of the tractor'motor 2. The present invention contemplates mounting a pair of arms|33 and |34, shown respectively in Figures 2 and 3, directly on the lifting rock'shaft I3I and connected, respectively, to 'the draft Vframe bars 24 and 25 by any form of connecting means, lsuch as chains |31. If desired, either or both of these connections may be .made adjustable for length. The chains |31 are connected with the draft frame I2 at points adjacent the rear end thereof, and when the rock shaft I3I is actuated to swing the arms |33 and-.|34 upwardly from the position shown in Figure 3 to the position shown in Figure 2, the draft frame I2 is swung upwardly -about its connection with the ktransverse member 50. This raises the forward end of the implement fr amel I which is plvotally connected with the rear end'of the draft frame I2 by the pivot bolts 16.

The rear end of the implement frame, II is raised simultaneously with the forward end by suitable connections also actuated by the lifting rock shaft |3I. These connections include a third arm |40 secured in any desired manner tovone end of the rock shaft I3I and connected by means of a chain' |4| passing around a pulley 42, fastened tothe draft frame I2 adjacent the pivot axis defined by the transverse member 50, and connected by a link |44 with a lever |45 that is pivotallyv mounted on the left-handpivot bolt 16. The pulley or sheave |42 may be mounted in any desired manner, but preferably it is journaled on a pin or bolt |46 carried by the draft frame member 24 and-by a, strap member |46.,` secured to the draft frame bar 24 and having an end |50 to which a spring |5| is connected, the rear end of the spring |5| being connected to the upper end |52 of the lever |45 at a point above the axis deilned by the pivot bolt 16. 'Ihe lever |45 is connected 'by a pair of links |55 and |56 with the upper end of an arm .|51 carried by or forming a part of an intermediate 'rock shaft |56 (Figure 1) which is Journaled in brackets |6I secured to the central portion of the implementframe As best shown in Figure 1, each of the links |55 and |56 is made up of a pair of straps disposed, respectively, on opposite sides of the lever |45 and the arm I 51.

The inner end of the rock shaft |50 carries an arm |65, and mounted by trunnions on the arm |65 is a sleeve member |66 which receives the threaded end |61 of'longitudinally extending link |66. An adjusting crank I1| is threaded onto the end |61 of the link |66 and bears against the sleeve |66 for adjusting the effective length of the link |66. 'I'he rear end of the latter is bent downwardly, as at |13, and is pivotally connected with the lower end of an arm |15 permanently secured, as by welding, to the upper parallel link 92, as best shown in Figure 3. A bracket |16 is also welded to the `parallel link 32. If desired, the bracket |16 and the arm |15 may be formed invone piece. welded.4 or otherwise secured to the parallel link 92. An assisting spring |16 is connected with the bracket |16 through a longitudinally, extending link |16, -and the forward end of this spring |16 is connected to a standard |60 by means of an adjusting bolt I6I. 'I'he standard |63 is preferably carried by the furrow opener.

beam I6, as best shown in Figure 1, the lower end of the standard |60 extending horizontally and being attached to the beam I6 by one of the bolts whichvfixes the rear furrow opener standard 20 to the plow beam I6. l

In operation, whenever the lifting shaft |3| is actuated in a clockwise direction, as viewed in Figure 3, the chains |31 will lift the draft frame |2 to the position shownin Figure 2, and at the same time` will exert a pull on the chain 4| to swing the lever |45 in a counter-clockwise direction toward the position shown in Figure 2. This exerts a pull on the links |55 and |56 which rocks the arms I 51 and |65 forwardly, and rocking the arm |65 forwardly from thel position shown in Figure 3 to the-position shown in Figure 2 causes the link |66 to exert a pull on the arm |15 and rock the parallel links in a counterclockwise direction as viewed in Figure 3 about their pivotal support on the spindle' sleeve |00 and, acting through the vertical casting 65, to raise 'the rear end. of the implement frame II at the same time that the front end is raised by' the Vertical swinging movement of the draft frame y|2 occasioned by the upward swinging movement of the arms |33 and |34. When it is desired to lower the implement frame to cause the furrow openers I1 and I6 to enter the ground,

Vfor the discs |1 and I6 its lowered position and the furrow openers I1 and I6 enter the ground, the gauge wheel 60, which moves vertically with. the implement frame, comes into operation and serves to prevent the furrow openers fromoperating too deep. As will be apparent from Figure 2, however, when the implement frame is raised, the gaugewheel 60 is out of engagement with the ground.

One of the advantages of an implement in which the frame is connected with the propelling tractor at two laterally spaced points and supported, especially when in transport position, at

the rear end by a caster wheel, the gauge wheel being out of ground-engaging position, is that the machine may be conveniently and easily backed. For example, in Figure 2v it will be apparent that when the machine is backed, the

caster wheel 6| may swing around toward the front of the implement in accommodating any steering movement of the tractor when backing. It will also be noted that in this position the gauge wheel 60 is disposed sumcientlyforwardly and the frame casting 65 sumciently high so as to clear the rear furrow wheel 6| when the latter swings around to the other side of the pivot axis I| when backing.

When the lifting shaft |3I has been rocked into its lower position and the plow lowered into operating position, the chains |31 are slack so that any vertical movement of the plow relative'to the tractor, or vice versa, will not aifect the depth of operation of the tools I1 and I6. The spring serves to keep thechain 4| taut. thus permitting` the links |55 and |56 to slacken, as best shown in Figure 3. Since the chains |31 are slack, they cannot function to hold the pivotally mounted draft frame in position. Accordingly, the righthand draft frame bar 25 -carries anextension |30 which is disposed rearwardly of the axis defined by the pivot bolts 16 and terminates in a generally vertically disposedv threaded sleeve portion |9| -which receives an adjusting crank |62. The lower end of the crank |92 is arranged to engage the top edge of the right hand implement frame bar I4 to limit the downward pivotal ment frame and the draft frame. The implement and draft frames then pivotas a unit about the pin 50 as an axis as the machine traverses uneven ground. The adjusting crank I 62 also serves to level the implement frame, being disposed on theV side thereof opposite the gauge wheel 80,4 and the spring |16 aids somewhat in forcing the furrow openers I1 and I6 into the groun When the plow is in operation and the'gauge wheel 60 running-on the land, the rear furrow wheel 6| is relied upon in opposing the tendency to run landwardly, and since the wheel 6| is disposed rearwardly of the vertical pivot |0I, some means must be provided to prevent the furrow wheel from caster-ing when the implement frame is lowered. However, when the implement frame is raised and the gauge Wheel 60 is out of. ground-engaging position, it is necessary that the 4rear wheel 6| be arranged to movement between the implecaster, for the forward end of the implement frame is connected with the propelling tractor I at laterally spaced points. When in lowered position. the rear furrow wheel is prevented from casteringby an axle lock comprising a. casting 200 pivotally mounted by a bolt 20| to the lower end of the spindle sleeve |00, as best shown in Figure 2. An axle engaging yoke section 202 (Figure 2) is adjustably mounted in a slot 204 (Figure 1) formed in the casting 200, the position of the yoke 203 in the slot 204 determining the amount of lead for the rear furrow wheel 0|. An arm 206 is carried on the casting member 200 and a link v201 is pivotally connected to the arm 206 andto the lower end of a link 200, the latter being pivotally connected, as at 2|0,` to a rearwardly extending bracket 2|| securelyV fixed by a bolt 2|2 in a socket formed in the vertical frame casting 05 (Figure 4). The lower end of the link 200 carries a laterally directed lug 2|3 disposed to one side of the link 201 so as to prevent the links 201 and 200 from moving into a locked position or from swinging forwardly when the implement frame is lowered. The length of the links 201 and 200 is such that when the implement frame is raised to the position shown' in Figure 2, the caster lock is disengaged from the axle |02 so that the wheel 0| is free to caster, but when the implement frame is lowered into operating position, the yoke section 203 of the caster lock engages the axle |02 of the wheel 0| and holds the same rigidly against any lateral swinging, as best .shown in Figure 1. 'I'he links 201 and 200, being pivotally connected together, accommodate adjustment in the vertical position of the implement frame relative to the spindle sleeve |00 without disturbing the position of the caster lock 200.

As mentioned above, when the plow is in operative position the lifting chain |21 and the links iBS-and |56 are slack, as shown in Figure 3. The entire weight of the implement is then supported upon the wheels 00 and 0| at the rear and the pin 50 at the forward end. At such time the lower end of crank screw |92 bears upon frame member I4 and the plow as a whole pivots about the pin 50 when wheels 00 and 8| follow undulations in the ground surface. At this time the arm |40, to which chain |4| is connected, is dis posed in a position about 60 measured clockwise from the position shown in Figure 2. 'Ihe links |55 and |56 have collapsed and the lever |45 is rotated ina counterclockwise direction A under the influence of spring |54 to hold chain |4| taut. The position of the rear wheel 8| with respect to the frame of the plow is fixed by the arm |65 bearing against frame member i5. By reason of the fact that the chain |4| is trained over sheave |42, which is disposed adjacent the pin 50, pivoting of the plow upon pin 50 as the wheels 00 and 0| follow undula tions in the ground surface does not materially aHect the connections between the lever |40 and the arm |51. That is, the links |55 and |55 remain in a collapsed position irrespective of whether the wheels 00 and .0| rise or fall with -respect to the tractor.

While I have shown and described above the preferred structure in which the principles of the present invention have been embodied, it is to be understood that my invention is not to be limited to the specific details shown and described above, but that,4 in fact, widely different means may be employed in the practice of the broader aspects of my invention.

means carried by the tractor for swinging said draft frame and shifting the implement frame relative to said supporting wheel means for raising and lowering the plow.

2. A tractor plow comprising means serving as a draft frame adapted to be connected with the rear of the tractor at laterally spaced points for vertical swinging movement about a generally horizontal axis, an implement frame pivotally connected with the rear end of said draft frame for relative vertical swinging movement and including a diagonally disposed tool beam and a plurality of furrow openers secured thereto, supporting wheel means for the rear end of said implement frame disposed substantially directly behind the rear furrow opener and connected with said implement frame for substantially vertical movement with respect thereto, means carried by the tractor for raising and lowering said draft frame to raise and lower the. forward end of the implement frame, and l means reacting against the implement frame for raising and lowering the-rear end of the implement frame relative to said supporting wheel means.

3. A 4tractor plow comprising an implement frame, means serving as a draft frame for connecting the implement frame with the tractor, said draft frame means being connected with the implement frame and adapted to be connected with the tractor for vertical swinging movement aboutv generally transverse axes, means carried by the tractor for swinging said draft frame means vertically, thereby providing for raising andlowering one end of the plow, supporting wheel means for thev other end of the plow connected with the implement frame for generally vertical shifting movement, and means interconnected with the means for swinging said draft frame means for shifting the implementv frame relative to said supporting wheel means. for raising and lowering the rear end of the plow simultaneously with the raising and lowering of the front end thereof.

4. A tractor plow comprising a plow frame including laterallyspaced frame members, a draft frame adapted to be connected with the tractor f at laterally spaced points, means pivotally connecting the forward ends of said frame members with said draft frame for relative swinging movement between the -draft frame and the implement frame about a generally transverse axis to provide for raising and lowering the forward end of the plow frame, supporting wheel means for the rear end of the plow frame operatively connected therewith for generally vertical movementwith respect thereto, means on the tractor for swinging said draft frame, and means interconnected with said draft frame swinging means and including a part movable about the points at which said draft frame is connected with the tractor for shifting the plow framerelative to said supporting wheel means for raising and lowering the rear end of the plow.

5. An agricultural implement .adapted to be propelled by a wheeledtractor an implement frame, supporting `wheel means for the rear end of the frame. a transversely disposed draft transmittingmember, means pivotally connecting the frontend of said frame therewith at laterally spaced points, means connecting said member with the tractor to receive draft therefrom and providing for limited` swinging movement in a horizontal plane to accommodate lateral deviations of the implement frame and to prevent lateral tilting of said frame, and means for limiting the swinging movement of said member relative to the tractor sufficient to prevent the implement from colliding with the wheels oi the tractor.

6; An agricultural implement adapted to be propelled by a tractor comprising an implement frame, supporting wheel means for the rear end of the frame. means serving as a draft frame pivotally connected with the forward end of said implement frame at laterally spaced points, a transverse member adapted to be secured to. the tractor and having slotted end portions, means disposed in the slots of said portions for operatively connecting the .draft frame with the tractor, and draft transmitting means connected with the ends of said last mentioned means.

7. An agricultural implement adapted to Ibe propelled by a tractor and comprising an implement frame, ground engagingl supporting means for the rear end of the frame, a transverse plate member adapted to be secured to the tractor and having slotted end portions, a transverse member disposed in and extending laterally of and comprising said slotted end portions, means serving as adraft frame having forwardly disposed portions connected to the extended ends of said transverse member and rearwardly extending laterally spaced portions pivotally connected with said implement frame, and draft transmitting means including an evener bar connected at its ends with theextended ends of said transverse member and pivotally connected at its intermediate portions with the tractor to receive draft therefrom, said evener bar and said slotted portions accommodating limited lateral deviations of the draft and implement frames. 1

8. An agricultural implement adapted to be propelled by a tractor and including an implement framehaving laterally spaced generally forwardly extending frame members, a transverseplate member adapted to be fixed to the tractor and including angularly bent end portions provided with slots therein, a transverse member movably mounted in said slots and including end portions extending outwardly therefrom, means connecting the laterally spaced forwardly extending frame members with the extended ends, respectively, of said transverse member, an evener bar link-connected with said extendedl ends, and means for transmitting draft from the tractor to said bar including bracket means carried by the tractor and a springrcushioned link member pivotally connected with thev intermediate portion of said evener bar.

9. An agricultural implement adapted to be propelled by a tractor and comprising an implement frame, ground engaging supporting means disposed at the rear end of said frame, means serving as a draft frame adapted to be pivotally connected with the tractor, means pivotally connecting the forward portions of said implement frame with the rear portions of said draft frame, vand means carried by said draft frame in substantially rigid relationship and extending rearwardly of said pivotal connection means for engagement with a portion of the implement frame to limit the downwardly swinging movement of the drait frame, whereby the weight of the front end of the implement frame is supported at the point oi pivotal connection between the draft frame means and the tractor.

10. An agricultural implement adapted to be propelled by a tractor and comprising an implement frame, ground engaging supporting means for the rear end of said implement frame, means supporting the forward end of said implement frame on the tractor including a draft frame having laterally spaced generally longitudinally extending bars pivotally connected at the forward ends with the tractor, the implement frame including laterally spaced generally forwardly extending frame bars pivotally connected with said laterally spaced bars of the draft frame, oneV of said latter bars extending rearwardly of they pivotal connection with the implement frame, and a crank screw carried by said extended end and adapted to engage the associated implement frame bar for limiting the relative swinging movement between the draft frame and the implement frame in one direction.

11. An agricultural implement comprising an implement frame including laterally spaced generally longitudinally extending frame bars, ground engaging supporting means connected with the rear ends of said frame bars, means for supporting the forward end of said implementA frame including a draft frame having generally longitudinally extending frame bars pivotally connected withthe forward ends of said implement frame bars, and means for leveling the implement frame including an extension carried by one of said draft frame bars and adjustable means carried by 4said extension and engaging the forward portion of one of said implement frame bars.

12. An agricultural implement adapted to be propelled by a tractor land including an implement frame comprising rearwardly converging frame bars spaced apart at their forward ends, means serving as a draft frame including laterally spaced members pivotally connected with the forward ends of the implement frame bars and adapted to' be pivotally connected for vertical swinging movement with the tractor, ground engaging supporting means carried at the rear end of saidimplement frame bars and including wheel means having a vertical spindle on which the implement frame is adjustable, means adapted to be carried by the tractor for raising and lowering the draft frame means, and-means reacting against said implement frame for raising and lowering the rear end thereof with respect to said wheel spindle. 13. An agricultural implement adapted to be propelled by a tractor and including an implement frame comprising rearwardly converging frame bars spaced apart at their forward ends, means serving as a draft frame including laterally spaced members lpivotally connected with the forward ends of the implement frame bars and adapted to be pivotally connected for vertical swinging movement with` the tractor, ground engaging supporting means carried at the rear end of said implement frame bars and including Wheel means having a vertical spindle on acting against the draft frame substantially at the point of its pivotal connection with the tractor for raising and lowering the rear end of said implement frame on said spindle.

14. A tractor plow comprising an implement frame, means serving as a draft frame pivotally connected with said implement frame and adapted to be pivotally connected with the tractor for vertical swinging about generally horizontal axes to provide for raising and lowering the front end of the plow, supporting wheel means for the rearA end of the plow and connected with the implement frame for relative vertical movement, means reacting against'the tractor for raising the draft frame to raise the front end of the implement frame, 'and means connected with said raising means for raising the rear end of the implement frame relative to said supporting wheel means to arrange the plow for transport, the means for raising the rear end of the implement frame including a part operable closely adjacent to one of said axes whereby the position of the rear end of the plow is not affected by movement of said implement frame about said one axis.

15. A tractor plow comprising an implement frame, means serving as a draft frame pivotally connected with said implement frame and adapted to be pivotally connected with the tractor for vertical swinging about generally horizontal axes to provide for raising and lowering the front end of the plow, supporting wheel means for the rear end of the plow, means including parallel links for movably connecting the rear end of the plow with said wheel means, a lever operatively connected to swing said parallel links for raising and lowering the rear end of the plow relative to said wheel means, a rock shaft mounted on the implement frame, means operatively connecting said rock` shaft with said lever, and means carried by the tractor and operatively connected with said draft frame and said rock shaft for raising and lowering said plow.

16. A plow comprising a tool beam supported at its front end for vertical swinging movement about a generally transverse axis, a frame member fixed to the rear end of said beam, a rear land wheel and a rear furrow wheel connected with said frame member for supporting the rear of the plow when in operating position, a ground working tool carried by said beam, and means for raising said beam and said land wheel into transport position, whereby therear end of the plow is supported only by said rear furrow wheel.

17. A plow comprising a tool beam supported at4 its front end for vertical movement about a generally transverse axis, a frame casting fixed to the rear end of said beam, a land wheel and castering furrow wheel operatively connected with said frame casting for supporting the rear of the plow when in operating position, tool means carried by said beam, means for raising the front and rear ends of said beam to transport position, and means associated therewith for holding the' furrow wheel against castering when the plow is in working position.

18. An agricultural implement adapted to be propelled by the tractor and comprising an implement frame adapted to be pivotally connected'A with the tractor vat laterally spaced points for generally vertical swinging movement, supporting wheel meansfor the rear end of said implement frame including `a caster wheel and a noncastering gauge wheel, tool means carried by said implement frame and controlled as to depth of operation by said gauge wheel, and means cooperating with the tractor and said caster wheel for raising the implement frame and said gauge wheel into transport position.`

19. An implement comprising a frame, means including a caster wheel for supporting said frame, means for raising and lowering said frame relative to said caster wheel, a lock for holding the wheel against castering when the implement fram'e is in lowered position, and link means connected between said frame and said lock for shifting the latter to release said caster wheel when the frame is raised.

20. An agricultural implement including a frame comprising a pair of generally longitudinally converging frame members, a vertically disposed frame casting receiving said frame members and having upper and lower horizontal journal sections, a generally vertically disposed sleeve casting including a spindle receiving section, a caster wheel having a vertical spindle disposed in said last named section for lateral swinging movement, parallel link means connecting said sleeve casting with said frame casting and including parts disposed in said upper and lower journal sections, means carried by the frame and reacting against one of said parallel link membersfor raising the frame relative to the caster wheel, a lock for the caster wheel adapted to be raised into inoperative position when said frame is raised, and gauge wheel means carried by said frame and including a crank axle connected with said frame casting and adjusting means connected between the crank axle and one of said parallel link members.

'21. An agricultural implement adapted to be propelled by a tractor comprising an implement frame, supporting wheel means for the-rear end of the frame, means serving as a draft frame pivotally connected with the forward end of said implement frame, a transverse member adapted to be secured to the tractor and having slotted end portions, a member disposed in the slots of said portions and connected with the forward end of said draft frame, and draft transmitting means connected between the tractor and said last named member.

22. An agricultural implement adapted to be propelled by a tractor and comprising an implement frame, ground engaging supporting means for the rear end of said implement frame, the implement frame including laterally spaced generally forwardly extending frame bars, draft transmitting means connected between the tractoi' and said implement frame and including an evener bar connected at its ends with the laterally spaced forwardly extending bars of the implement frame, and means acting between said tractor and the evener bar limiting the swinging .movement of the latter and preventing said implement from swinging into the tractor.

23. An agricultural implement adapted to be propelled by a tractor and comprising an implement, frame, ground engaging supporting means for the rear end of said implement frame, means supporting the-forward end of said implement frame on the tractor including a draft frame having laterally spaced generally longitudinally er.` tending bars pivotally connected at the forward ends with the tractor, the implement frame in cluding laterally spaced generally forwardly extending frame bars pivotally connected with said laterally spaced bars of the draft frame, one of said latter bars extending rearwardly of the pivotal connection with the implement frame, and

means carried by said extended end and connected with the associated implement frame bar for limiting the relative swinging movement between the draft frame and the implement frame in one direction.

24. An agricultural implement adapted to be propelled by a tractor and including an implement frame pivotally connected with the tractor for vertical swinging movement about a pivotal axis, front and rear supporting means for said frame, means on the tractor for adjusting one of said supporting means, and mechanism interconnected with said adjusting means for adjust-` ing the position of the other supporting means and including a part movable adjacent the axis of pivotal connection between the implement frame and the tractor so that oscillations of the implement frame relative to the tractor will not affect said other adjusting means.

25. An agricultural implement adapted to be propelled by a tractor and includi-ng animplement frame pivotally connected with the tractor for vertical swinging movement about a pivotal axis and including adjustable supporting means, and mechanism for adjusting the position of the latter relative to the supporting means including a part on the tractor, a part on the frame, and means movable adjacent the axis of pivotal connection between the implement frame and the tractor so that oscillationsv of the implement frame relative, to the tractor will not alfect the position of said supporting means relative to the frame.

26. A plow comprising a movably supported tool beam, a frame member xecl to said beam, a land wheel and a furrow wheel connected with said frame member for supporting at least a portion of the plow when in operating position, a ground working tool carried by said beam, and means for raising said beam and said land wheel into transport position, whereby the rear end of the plow is supported only by said furrow wheel.

27. An agricultural implementl including a frame comprising a pair ofgenerally longitudinally disposed frame members, a vertically disposed frarrie casting receiving said frame members and having upper and lower horizontal journal sections, a generally vertically disposed sleeve casting including `a spindle receiving section, a caster wheel having a vertical spindle disposed in said last named section for lateral swinging movement, means movably connecting said sleeve casting with said frame casting and including parts disposed in said upper and lower journal sections, means carried by the frame and reacting against said last named means for raising the frame relative to the caster wheel, and a lock for the caster wheel carried by said sleeve casting adapted to be raised into inoperative position when said frame is raised.

28. An agricultural implement adapted to be propelled by a tractor and comprising an implement frame,.supporting wheel means for the rear end of the frame, a transversely disposed draft transmitting member, means pivotally connecting the front end of said frame therewith at laterally spaced points, means for transmitting draft from the tractor to said member, and means engageable with the ends of said member for limiting the lateral swinging of the latter.

29. In a tractor plow, the combination with a tractor of an implement frame extending rearwardly behind the tractor, means serving as a draft-transmitting frame pivotally conn-acted between the tractor and the implement frame and serving as the sole support for the front end of the latter, means on the tractor for raising and lowering the rear portion of said 'draft frame means, and ground engaging means at the rear end of said implement frame serving as the sole support for that end of the implement frame.

30. In a tractor plow, the combination with a tractor of an implement frame extending rearwardly behind the tractor and including laterally spaced longitudinally extending bars and a diagonally extending tool beam connected therewith, means serving as a draft-transmitting frame pivotally connected between the tractor and the front ends of the laterally spaced bars of said implement frame and serving as the sole support for the front end ofthe latter, means on the tractor for raising and lowering the rear portion of said draft frame means, a casting connected with the rear end of said diagonal beam and having a generally vertically disposed sleeve, a rear furrow wheel having a spindle journaled in said sleeve, and means for shifting said beam relative to said spindle for raising and lowering the rear end of said implement frame.

31. The combination with a tractor, of an agricultural machine having a frame, meansat one end of said frame pivotally connecting the frame with the tractor for free vertical swinging movement, ground engaging supporting means at the other endof said frame, and means on the tractor and extending closely adjacent the pivot axis at said one end of the frame for raising and lowering the other end of said frame relative to said ground engaging supporting means, whereby vertical swinging movement of the implement frame about said axis will not affect' the position `of the implement frame relative to said ground engaging supporting means.

32. The combination with a tractor, of an agricultural machine having a frame means at one end of said frame pivotally connecting the frame with the tractor for free vertical swinging movement, ground engaging supporting means at the other end of said frame, means serving as a lever fulcrumed on said implement frame and reacting against said ground engaging supporting means for raising and lowering that end of the implement frame, a part movable on the tractor, and means connecting said part with said lever means and including a exible element passing adjacent -said axis, whereby vertical swinging movement of the implement frame about said .axis will not aiiect the position of the implement frame relative to said ground engaging supporting 

